A 30-MHz Fifth-Order Elliptic Low-Pass CMOS Filter With 65-dB Spurious-Free Dynamic Range

A fifth-order 30-MHz integrated low-pass filter with 65-dB spurious-free dynamic range is presented. The topology is based on an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA)-C ladder configuration implementing an elliptic transfer function. High linearity and low noise are achieved by using polysilicon resistors and efficient highly linear transconductors based on a proposed nonlinear source degeneration technique. The linearity of a typical source degenerated structure is improved by more than 10 dB while the small-signal transconductance is reduced by less than 1 dB; the additional power needed by the auxiliary circuitry is less than 10% that of the OTA's power, and the noise level increases by no more than 1 dB. Experimental results of a prototype fabricated in a standard 0.35-mum CMOS technology are presented and compared with previously reported solutions. The overall filter's power consumption is 85 mW with a 3.3-V power supply

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